This is the little miniature railroad that could. Kids and adults can experience rides aboard 1/16th-scale replicas of trains on the 1 1/3-mile track through Largo Central Park, site of the old Pinellas County Fairgrounds and one of the city’s most popular gathering spots. Take a trip on a 1927 Amtrak F40Ph passenger train, a 1960s CSX MP15AC freight engine and a Seaboard freight engine. Public runs are held on the first full weekend of each month. “Birthday runs” can be arranged on other weekends.

Check out the Artists at Gulfport’s First Friday and Third Saturday Art Walk from 6-10pm and absorb Gulfport’s authentic “Old Florida” atmosphere. Preview and purchase the work of over 50 artists and crafters, as well as authors, antique dealers and entertainers stretched over a half-mile up and down scenic Beach Boulevard, and get a head start on your holiday purchases. Live entertainers appear at venues throughout the Village.